Discussion of appropriate technical competencies

Using a variety of shot distances

Mid-shots- These enable us to see more of the body and the set, but still be close enough to see facial expressions. Below you can see examples of mid-shots from Alfred Hitchcock's Rebecca and The Birds.



Close-Ups- These show the expression and the emotion of a character in detail. Below you can see examples of close-ups from Robert Schwentke's Flighplan and Alfred Hitchcock's Marnie.

Extreme Close-Up- This is a very tight shot menaing that only a small part of the shot is the main focus. Below you can see examples from Alfred Hitchcock's Pyscho and Ridley Scott's Blade Runner.

Long Shots- These show us the complete setting and where the action is or will be taking place.


Extreme Long Shot- These show us the complete setting and where the action is or will be taking place.






Mise-En-Scene

Mise-en-Scéne is a French term meaning 'what is put into the scene or frame'. Mise-en-Scene includes things such as:

Settings & Props- Setting is important as this is where the action will be taking place, it can also be used to manipulate the audience by building certain expectations. A prop is anything that is used or held by an actor for the use in furthering the story line or plot.
In our opening-

• A Bathroom
• Bath
  
• Bedroom
• Bed
• Hayley's House
• Hayley's Garden
  

Costume & Make-Up- Costume is important as it can be an instant indicator to the audience of what a character's personality or job etc. is. Make-up is important as it is used to highlight facial features.
In our opening-

• Towel
• Pyjamas
  

Facial Expressions & Body Language- Thses are very important when it comes to making a film good facial expression and body lanuguage can help convey certain emotions to the audience and good facial and body language can makie a character more interesting to the audience.
In our opening-

• Hayley uses a number of different facial expressions and different types of body movemnets to help create the effect that she is being traumatised by her past.
  

Lighting & Colour- Lighting is important as it make a particular scene look realistic or make it look more dramatic, the lighting for our opening scene was quite dark to give the opening scene darker feel.